Civil rights timeline

By ashton104

  • Dred Scott v. Sandford

    Dred Scott v. Sandford was a major part of the civil rights timeline. The issue was regarding s rights after they were freed. The decision came down to a 7-2 vote for Sandford and the case was dismissed since they didn't have jurisdiction. Leaving African Americans without citizen rights since they were not recognized as them.

  • 13th amendment

    The 13th amendment was ratified on December 6th, 1865. It stated that involuntary servitude was no longer a form of useable punishment and slavery was no longer allowed within the united states. This played a huge role in getting fair rights for African Americans.

  • 14th Amendment

    The 14th amendment stated that all persons born and naturalized in the united states including former slaves. They would be provided with equal protection under law. It was soon ratified by July ninth 1868.

  • 15th Amendment

    The 15th amendment was passed by congress on February 26th, 1869 and was ratified on February 3rd, 1870. It did the wonders of granting African Americans the right to vote. But it also aimed to help further protect the right of recovering African Americans.

  • Jim Crow Era

    The jim crow era was a time when laws were put into place that pushed racial segregation further. These laws remained around until the early 1960s when they were taken away for being racial.

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson was first started in April 13th 1896 and marked the famous term separate but equal. On May 5th 1896 the final decision was decided and it stated that racial segregation laws didn't violate the constitution as long as the different buildings where separate but equal.

  • Nineteenth Amendment

    The 19th amendment was originally adopted and accepted in the united states on august 26th 1920. It was put into place in order for citizens to not be denied the right to vote on the account of sex. For other words it allowed for females to begin voting.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    The start of the trial began on December 9th 1952 and ruled that racial segregation in schools was prohibited even if the facility is separate but equal, this was decided on may 17th 1954 2 years after the first date.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    This act was published on July 2nd 1964. It was regarding discrimination based on the idea of sex, race, color, national origin, and religion. The public law is also known as law 88-352

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    This act was signed by President Lyndon b. Johnson on august 6th 1965. This act aimed to tackle legal issues the voting system targeting African Americans right to vote as mentioned in the 15th amendment.

  • Affirmative Action

    Also known as positive discrimination the dictionary states "the practice or policy of favoring individuals belonging to groups regarded as disadvantaged or subject to discrimination".

  • Reed v. Reed

    On 1971 the court decided on Reed v. Reed that people buying estates or holding them can no longer be discriminate between sexes, which was a unanimous decision.

  • Equal Rights Amendment

    On march 22nd 1972 the bill was sent for ratification. It was also first proposed by the national women's political party in 1923. It was put into place for legal equality between different sexes and to prevent discrimination on the idea of sex.

  • Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

    Regents of the University of California v. Bakke is a 1978 Supreme Court case that held that a university's admissions criteria which used race as a definite and exclusive basis for an admission decision violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.ha

  • Bowers v. Hardwick

    with a 5-4 ruling on 1986, that criminalized sex between consenting adults in private. AKA There is no constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act

    The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was an act aimed to stop discrimination against disabled people. This was a huge step for Americans as this was the first of its kind passed into the senate. And a perfect step in the right direction for civil rights.

  • Motor Voter Act

    Also known as (NRVA), section 5 requires staff to offer voting registration chances at government vehicle branch such as bmv, and dmv.

  • lawrence v. texas

    The court case ended with a decision that stated Supreme Court case holding that a Texas statute criminalizing intimate, consensual sexual conduct was a violation of the Due Process Clause.

  • Obergefell v. Hodges

    Supreme Court of the United States which ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.